CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF FORT WORTH Greek-Russian pianist Katia Skanavi headlines a program of Beethoven, Shostakovich and Brahms. Skanavi was a finalist in the Van Cliburn competition, and has performed worldwide with orchestras and chamber groups.

SOUNDINGS: NEW MUSIC AT THE NASHERCounterpoint and Invention features Jay Campbell, cello and piccolo cello, and Conor Hanick, piano and harpsichord. The program includes works by C.P.E. Bach, J.S. Bach, Beat Furrer and Henry Purcell, and world premieres of pieces by David Fulmer and Wei-Chieh Lin.

CHRIS BOTTI The Dallas Symphony Orchestra brings the Grammy Award- winning trumpeter-composer to town. His sensuous music, his presenters say, is rife with “sophisticated rhythms and melodic soul.” Note: This performance is without the DSO.

JOAN RIVERS The acerbic queen of comedy, whose irreverent brand of humor has been entertaining audiences since the early 1960s, brings naughty words and antics to the Winspear. She’s crazy- talented, and some say a little bit crazy, period. We can’t resist her.

LAST CHANCE MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET The Tony Award-winning musical is set on Dec. 4, 1956, when Sun Records owner-producer Sam Phillips brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together for a jam session at the Sun studios in Memphis. Hits by all four of the rock ’n’ roll icons are included in the show.

Through March 23 at 5400 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas. $10-$20; optional food and beverage service available 90 minutes prior to each show. 214-821-1860. pocketsandwich.com.

SHE CREATURES Nouveau 47 Theatre stages the world premiere of Sarah Saltwick’s play, directed by Tom Parr IV and Matthew Tomlanovich, with the “creatures” of the title including mermaids, dragons and unicorns.

Through March 16 at the Magnolia Lounge, 1121 First Ave. in Fair Park, Dallas. $15. 214-810-3605. nouveau47.com.

COMING SOON

SALLY MAYES The Broadway and recording star brings her intimate cabaret show Story Hour to the Eisemann Center.

THE ODD COUPLE Dallas Theater Center stages one of Neil Simon’s most beloved comedies, the story of the finicky Felix (Michael Maestro) and the sloppy Oscar (J. Anthony Crane), the world’s most mismatched roomies.

March 15-April 14 at the Wyly Theatre, 2400 Flora St., Dallas. $15-$85, subject to change. The March 15 show is pay-what-you-can, with tickets on sale online beginning March 11. Unsold tickets will be available for purchase at the box office on March 15 starting at 6:30 p.m. 214-880-0202. dallastheatercenter.org.

MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE Second Thought Theatre revives its hit from the 2012 Festival of Independent Theatres, a one-woman play based on the diaries and emails of an American peace activist, adapted by Alan Rickman and Katherine Viner. Barrett Nash is back as Corrie. The show opens on the 10th anniversary of Corrie’s death in the conflict-ravaged Gaza Strip.

March 16-30 at Bryant Hall on the Kalita Humphreys Theater campus, 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd., Dallas. $10. There will be a pay-what-you- can performance on March 25 at 7:30 p.m. 1-866-811-4111. 2tt.co.

MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT Get ready for flying cows, killer bunnies and a legless knight, among other oddities, in this Tony Award-winning musical tale of King Arthur and his knights and their quest for the Holy Grail.

SAMMONS CABARET Singer Lynne Cadena performs songs from the past as well as today’s popular music as part of the Sammons Cabaret series. Cadena accompanies herself on piano, and Christian Soto will join in on guitar.

March 21 at 8 p.m. (doors at 7:30) the Sammons Center for the Arts, Kurth Hall,3630 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas. $40; includes wine, beer, soft drinks, coffee, light appetizers and valet parking. Note: Attire for these shows is a bit dressier than for the Sammons Jazz series. 214-520-7789. sammonsartcenter.org.

LISA LAMPANELLI The comedian and former Celebrity Apprentice contestant will bring her “queen of mean” personality and wit to the Majestic Theatre.

April 26 at 8 p.m. at 1925 Elm St., Dallas. $52.25. Tickets on sale March 8 at 10 a.m. Ticketmaster.

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